DALLAS — In a thrilling back-and-forth match, the Newman women's volleyball team claimed a 3-2 (26-24, 21-25, 25-21, 17-25, 15-9) victory over Dallas Baptist in Heartland Conference action Thursday night.

KEY SEQUENCE

After suffering a tough loss in the fourth set, the Jets (17-9, 6-4 Heartland) were in a tight fifth game with the Patriots (7-17, 4-6 Heartland) until rattling off a 6-1 run to take control. Hailey Braddy put up three kills during the run, while Yemima Buana added a block to take the Jets from a 4-4 tie to a commanding 10-5 lead.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Set 1

-Trailing early, a pair of kills from Braddy and one from Turner helped key a 4-2 run to tie it at 5-5, but a lengthy run by DBU staked it out to a 17-11 advantage.

-Emily Harvey took over from there, turning in three kills and a block to get it to 19-17, but the Patriots again pulled away for a four-point lead at 22-18.

-Newman turned it right back around though, scoring eight of the next 10 points to grab the comeback win. Harvey had a pair of kills during that stretch, and back-to-back finishes from Turner and Aliya Higginbotham capped off the comeback.

Set 2

-A Jarin Braithwait block and two Turner kills early staked the Jets to a 6-5 lead early, but the hosts turned that around to a 16-11 lead.

-A 5-1 run from Newman thanks to kills from Brook Conley, Turner and Higginbotham got the guests right back in it at 17-16, and a Conley ace followed by a Harvey kill tied it at 20-20 before a DBU run ended the set to tie things up.

Set 3

-Two kills out of Turner got the Jets out to a quick start in the third, and a three-point spurt with another Conley ace and a block out of Braddy made it 6-4.

-Another run, this one 7-2, extended that Newman lead to 15-10, with Briathwait putting up two kills, Buana adding another and Braddy sticking back a block to set the Jets up with a healthy lead.

-DBU ended up climbing back in it to get as close as 20-19, but two Patriot errors around an ace from Braithwait and kills from Conley and Higginbotham closed out the win.

Set 4

-A three-point run early put the Jets up 3-2 in the fourth. A 5-1 jaunt with two Harvey kills and an ace from Burton stretched that advantage to 9-6, although DBU would put up a big run of its own to take over.

-A kill from Alexis Roecker followed by two Patriot errors started pulling Newman back into it, but the hosts finished off the set to force a deciding fifth game.

Set 5

-Two Turner kills and a pair of DBU errors made it 4-2 early in the decisive set.

-The Patriots tied it up before the Jets went on their all-important run to take control. After a brief comeback attempt by DBU, back-to-back kills from Turner brought it to match point, and Braithwait's kill finished it off.

LEADERS

Newman
Kills: Kayla Turner 17. Aces: Brook Conley 3. Blocks: Hailey Braddy 3. Assists: Conley 34. Digs: Anna Burton 21.

Dallas Baptist
Kills: Carly Hess 20. Aces: Hannah Ballew 1. Blocks: Madeline Dolberry, Sidnee Jo Fitzpatric 3. Assists: Hannah Hester 28. Digs: Lauren Nicks 33.

NOTES

-Turner put up her second triple-double of the season, putting up great numbers all over the court. The junior posted 17 kills on .313 hitting, dished out 13 assists with no errors, and was second on the team with 20 digs.

-Harvey went for 16 kills and Braddy added 12 kills and three blocks, while Conley led the way with a match-high 34 assists.

-Newman moved to 3-1 on the season in five-set matches, winning each of its past three.

-As the regular season starts toward its end, the win was a big one for the Jets, who now sit just a game out of second place with four matches remaining.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Jets close out their final regular-season roadtrip with a noon matchup at St. Edward's Saturday.